You are entitled to your opinion but, clearly, a lot of people here want to keep their camping area tidy and so do take something. I'm not suggesting your area isn't tidy BTW. I don't take an ironing board camping and I don't take the kitchen sink either (just a washing up bowl). When I am cooking and I want to put things in the bin then it is a lot easier with a fold flat bin than messing around with bin bags. I do it because it suits my needs. As I said, it fits under the seat in the car so doesn't take up any room that could be used by anything else. I am sure you have your own methods of disposing of your rubbish but it doesn't mean that anyone else's methods are any less valid. Everyone is different! Simple.
I had one of these, and broke the lid on the second trip.
If I were to get another one, I'd make sure I use bigger bin liners with it so that I don't have to struggle with putting them on.
Be warned that local wide life would try and have a go in getting into the bag looking for food.
Hence I prefer the supermarket plastic bag tied to a table job, as it is higher off the ground and not so easy for the wide life to get into it.
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I've had mine about 15 years now and still going strong. If the bin liners are too short, I just leave out one set of tubes to reduce the height of the bin. I also use a thick bin bag with a thinner perfumed bag inside it if it stands outside. This seems to deter animals from investigating the contents - then just take out and dispose of the inner bag daily.
Each to their own, and that applies to whether to carry and use a bin or not?
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We have a smallish square bucket with a hinged lid. I pop in a carrier bag and empty it frequently. OK there are only 2 of us so we don't create much mess but, I think in a tent that you have to get rid of waste ASAP for hygiene and to prevent insect life - or worse - from moving in. Bottles get collected on the ground ready for recycling. When empty, I use it to transport our nightlights and loo roll.
I bought it initially as a 'slops bucket' as I hate it when people throw milky drinks away on grass.
Failing that, the good ole trick of a carrier bag bungeed to the kitchen stand makes a good substitute and doesn't take up room in the car.
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Quote: Originally posted by robnchar on 28/1/2013Taking a bin is as ridiculous as taking an ironing board camping .
Well thats your opinion and to say we are ridiculous for taking a bin is rude and uncalled for. All campers generate rubbish but we dont all iron clothes on holiday.
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We have three square plastic buckets: the red one acts as fire bucket/beer cooler; silver for washing up; blue for waste. They sit inside each other for travel, with pegs/hammer in square tool box; and 5l water container. It's a miracle of compactness of which I'm very proud.
The waste bit is usually a 20l drawstring rubbish bag for tea bags/food debris, with a carrier bag for recyclables.
Welcome to UKCS, Rocki. This thread stopped in 2013, and vwstarbug hasn’t posted for a long while. But it’s good to know that you found the information useful. Happy camping!
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